Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Down 63.8% in March

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 535,200 shares, a drop of 63.8% from the February 28th total of 1,480,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,062,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 719,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,451,000 after buying an additional 12,684 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.9% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 72,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,292,000 after acquiring an additional 3,409 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after acquiring an additional 3,037 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 243,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,358,000 after purchasing an additional 5,916 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Freedom Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 119,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,029,000 after purchasing an additional 5,749 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.54 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.42. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.